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Thieves Steal $15k Worth Of Narcotics From Milford Rite Aid: PD

Three males entered the store and ordered an employee to open a narcotics safe, police said.

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Police are asking for the public's help to identify the three males. (Image via Milford PD)
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Suspected getaway vehicle. (Image via Milford PD)

MILFORD, CT — About $15,000 worth of narcotics were stolen at Rite Aid pharmacy in Milford Tuesday, according to police.

Three males entered the pharmacy on the Boston Post Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. and two jumped over the counter. An employee was ordered to open a safe containing narcotics, police said.

The two males passed narcotics to the third male, who put them in a large shopping bag.

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The three suspects fled the area in a silver SUV, possibly a newer Buick or Nissan.

Similar thefts have been committed at pharmacies in Orange and West Haven recently, police said.

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Police ask anyone with information to contact them at 203-783-4729.

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